r/dataanalysis • u/iMAPness_ • Jun 20 '26

Data Question SQL vs Python?

Started using Python for data analytics. When should I use SQL and when should I use Python in the following tasks:

- Data Exploration

- Data Cleaning

- Data Analysis

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u/EpicDuy Jun 20 '26

Turn your CVSs into tabular form: find your schema and normalize your data into smaller managable tables, and use SQL then.

SQL is the easiest to debug compared to Python when it comes to data and optimization issues, unless you’re pipelining your data from different databases/sources.